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WORKER WAS OPERATING AN ACETYLENE TORCH, AND WAS CUTTING OFF RUSTY BOLTS, WHEN A PIECE OF HOT SLAG SPLASHED OFF THE BOLT AND LANDED IN HIS RIGHT EAR AND INTO THE EAR CANA, CAUSING A BURN TO TH E EAR CANAL.
THIS LABORER WAS ASSISTING ON WORK BEING DONE TO A ROLL CRUSHER WHILE THE ROLLS WERE BEING WELDED ON, A PIECE OF HOT SLAG FROM THE WELDING OPERATION DROPPED OFF AND STRUCK HIM ON THE RIGHT ARM NEAR THE ELBOW BURNING THE FOREARM.
HE WAS WELDING INSIDE THE IMPACT CRUSHER. HE WAS BENT OVER WHILE WELDING. WHEN HE STRAIGHTENED HIS BODY HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LEFT LOWER BACK.
JTL GROUP EMPLOYEE EE RECEIVED WIRE-FEED ELECTRIC WELDER FLASH BURNS TO HIS EYES WHILE WORKING NEAR THE MACHINE WELDING SHIELDS WERE IN PLACE & WERE BEING USED EMPLOYEE INADVERDENTLY LOOK AT A RC AFTER LEAVING SHIELD & WELDING HELMET
SETTING ROLLS ON CRUSHER PIECE OF IRON FLEW OUT AND HIT HIM IN THE HEAD.
RIGHT ARM SEVERED ABOVE ELBOW-DETAILS NOT KNOWN AT THIS TIME-UNABLE TO SPEAK TO EMPLOYEE NO KNOWN WITNESSES.